Nesta Prospect

The Nesta Prospect is a silver, gold, molybdenum, and copper mine located in Snohomish county, Washington at an elevation of 2,349 feet.

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All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Nesta Prospect
Secondary: Nesta Brothers

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Primary: Molybdenum
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc

Location

State: Washington
County: Snohomish

Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Administrative Organization: In Mount Baker National Forest

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Type: Surface/Underground

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Northern Cascade Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Polymetallic veins

Orebody

Form: VEINS

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: HAND SAMPLES ASSAYED FROM $5-100/TON BUT AVERAGE VALUES ARE VERY LOW

Materials

Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Commodity): MO IS ONLY PRESENT IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE CLAIMS

Comment (Location): ON JUMBO MOUNTAIN

Comment (Workings): 12 ADITS

Comment (Geology): GEOLOGIC MAP SHOWS AREA TO BE UNDERLAIN BY ROCKS OF THE EASTERN MELANGE BELT

Comment (Deposit): 10 VEINS 2-10 FT WIDE

References

Reference (Deposit): BROUGHTON, W.A., 1942, INVENTORY OF MINERAL PROPERTIES IN SNOHOMISH COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 6, P. 10.

Reference (Deposit): HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 88-89.

Reference (Deposit): TABOR, R.W., BOOTH, D.B., VANCE, J.A., FORD, A.B., AND ORT, M.H., 1988, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE SAUK RIVER 30 BY 60 MINUTE QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 88-692, SCALE 1:100,000.

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